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THE FISHERY DISPUTE.
President Cleveland Says He VIII Act De.
cisively in the Matter.

President cleveland says He VIII Act De-
cisive1y in the Matter.
Senator Hale, of Maine, has had con-
ference with the President In regard to
the fishery troubles, in which the latter
stated that he was ready to act promptly
In accordance with the retaliation law
passed by Congress last winter, in case of
any renewal ON the part of the Canadian
authorities of any sort of hostile demon
STATIONS toward American fishing YES
sells. II believe" says the senator, "that
Mr.. Cleveland will act decisively in the
matter whenever occasion requires; but
the indications now are that the Domin-
ion authorities are inclined to be more
peaceably disposed ON the fishery ques-
ton. 1t is understood that the crews of
American fishing vessels will be allowed
to buy bait in Canadian ports, but not to
catch the bait themselves"
In letter to the American Fishery
Union the President said: "In the per-
Torrance of the serious duty which the
Congress has imposed upon me, and in
the exercise upon just occasion of the
power conferred under the act referred
to, shall deem myself bound to inflict no
unnecessary damage or injury upon any
portion of our people; but shall, never
theless, be unt1inchingly guided by a
sense of what the self-respect and dignity
of the nation demand In the main
tenance of these and in the support of
the honor of the government, beneath
which every citizen may repose in safety,
no sacrifice of personal or private interest
shall be considered as against the general
welfare"
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The President never decides a case until
he has seen the papers connected with IL.
Hence all these letters, having been re-
ferred to the departments, are briefed up,
or in many cases brought back intact
when the President is ready to consider
the subject. Many people know that by
writing to the President their letters or
papers will be properly referred, and take
this means of filing them. Thousands
OF people OF this great country do not
know the ramifications which letters have
to undergo when addressed to depart
ments before they reach their proper
resting place, and hence write directly
to the President, and at once the letter
goes to its proper bureau or division.
Every letter received at the White House
is answered either by one of the White
House clerks land generally two clerks
are kept busy week in and week out
writing letters) or by the clerks Of the
department where they are referred. Day
in and day out Mr.. Hendley reads letters
and makes notes of them. He Is obliged
to read the letters to find out what is to
be done with them. Often Colonel Lamont
acts as referee for certain letters, but the
great bulk of the work Is on the executive
clerk. There is always big pile Of let
tiers before him, and the pile seems never
to grow less. Each new mail arrival
takes the place of those disposed of, and
thus it seems as If he had found perpet-
ual motion. Mr.. Hendley Is most dis
Greet young man, and never talks about
the contents of the letters he reads,
though many have tried to find out.
The President often likes to look over
the illusions of the people, and some of
the strange letters are put aside for him
to read. Colonel Lamont first looks over
all these personal letters, and If he sees
any fun in them he puts them away for
the President to enjoy when he has time.
The President, after reading these letters,
often amuses himself by answering them,
and when he comes across letter asking
for charity he rarely passes it by without
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after her lover was great, but she was
saved the sacrifice when Albert came
wheeling and choking to the surface arr.
cried out that she must not be afraid. that
he could swim. The water was not over
his head, but the mud that nourished the
lily roots was soft and deep, and he could
with the greatest difficulty approach the
bank. A minute passed anxiously by
then he reached out his hand and Hill
dreth grasped it. In vain she tugged !;
the mud would not yield and Albert
stuck fast in the chilling water. Then
welcome voice broke through the night:
Miss Hildreth, where are you l"s
1t was Jane, one of the maids of the
mansion, searching for her mistress. She
had heard the shrieks and came rushing
to the rescue. By dint of their combined
efforts the girls finally extricated Albert
from his chilling situation He shivered
upon the bank while Hildreth wrung her
hands and his dripping coat alternately
in deep distress
Il must go to my house as fast as |
can, he chartered, cor freeze to death"
You shant do any such thing, Albert,
DEAR" exclaimed Hildreth. cts two long
miles, and you will catch death of cold
on the way"
''But what am to do, then gr he queried
almost sayagely.
Come up to fathers house; it's very
near
"But he has forbidden mep'
No matter; you are In danger; he
could not refuse you help in this plight,
and, besides, we won't let him see YOU"
THAT we won't" put in Jane sympa-
thetically; well smuggle you in through
the kitchen"
The young man realized the dangers
of his condition too clearly to resist
longer, and together they fastened
through the grove and across the lawns
to the mansion. Carefully they ap-
preached the kitchen door and entered
there. The cook stared in bewilderment.
"Ann," said Hildreth emphatically,
SAY nothing to anybody"
Another minute and they were in Hill
dreth's boudoir, where a bright fire was
glowing in the CRATE Thus far the
girls had succeeded admirably, but now
the question arose, how were they to
help the unfortunate young man further?
Hildreth and Jane looked at one another
significantly, and it was clear that each
comprehended the difficulty. As for
Albert crouching over the fire, he, too,
understood it. Hildreth had no brother.
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Warasdin, the belief of an approaching war
has seized hold of the entire population. A
splendid Fata Morgana was observed during
three consecutive days ON the wide plains
around the village. Enormous divisions of
infantry, with scarlet caps, could be distinctly
seen moving in the plains and performing
exercises to the words of command of a
colossal chief, whose sword was seen fash
ing in the air. The phenomenon lasted
several hours, and finally the soldiers dis
appeared in midair. The people stood awe
struck in great crowds and observed every
movement of the phantom soldiers with
breathless attention. Two gendarmes after
ward went in the direction of the scene of,
action to see if any traces could be found,
but Of course in vain. The phenomenon is
believed to have been a reflection of some
infantry division man9uvnng at some miles
distance
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daughter. would have shown him how
Illogical his reasoning was, but when
tried to frame syllogism, he ordered me
from the house, never to appear there
again"
"And he ordered you also never to see
me?"
"He did, Hildreth"
Then Hildreth, too, looked down, and
the silence was so great that the darkness
could be heard gathering in the tree tops.
At last she looked up.
Aren't you going to come near me,
Albert ?' she said.
"But your fathers commando" he
queried, while joy and despair wrestled
for mastery in his heart.
"My father may command himself; his
daughter will command herself And
aren't you breaking his command just as
much in standing there as you would
here beside me?"
Albert dashed forward into the shadow
of the great oak. There was dim -four
ishing of arms, and presently resound-
ing smack that made the wee Whit of a
breeze laugh, and another acorn tumbled
to the ground.
1t was black night when the lovers,
driven partly by sense of duty and
partly by the cold, thought of separating,
Albert to find his way to the village, Hill
dreth to cross the familiar fields of her
fathers estate to the great mansion. They
paused at the shore of the pond. Albert
thought he saw lone, late water lily al
most within reach. 1t was in reality a
frost-bitten, yellow pad, but Albert be-
lieved it was blossom, and he looked
upon it with longing.
"Hildreth," he said, ''let me give you
that flower to keep in token of our hope
and perseverance,"
Forthwith he reached out with his
cane, aiming to catch the crook round the
stem of the lily and draw it toward him
until he could grasp it. The supposed
blossom was easily caught but its slip
perry stem slid off the hook and the pad
fioated back to its place. Albert made a
convulsive grasp after it as it slipped
away, and speedily and directly followed
his cane into the water. 1t was deep,
and he disappeared with great splash
into the darkness and the pond.
"Ah all all abr These were pierre
ing shrieks that rent the air from Hill
dreth's throat. The impulse to leap in
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THAT DUCK POND.
BY F. R. BURTON.

1t was evening; or, to be more exact, it
was about evening.
The sun was just about to set, the
flowers were getting ready to fold their
petals for the night, and the poultry were
thinking of climbing to the roost. Again,
to be exact, it should be said that only a
small portion of the vegetable world was
contemplating the action suggested
above; for it was autumn, and most of
the flowers had blown long since in beau
teous blossoms, and more recently had
blown themselves upon fertile soil in
fluffy, reproductive pods and fuzzy seed
vessels. A few last roses of summer and
lank but gorgeous golden rods stood
shivering on the brink of winter in
kind of free-to-all contest to see which
could hold out the longest
A limpid stream coursing lazily through
a grove gave a belated green to the
grasses that bathed their roots in its
basin, and came to an expansive pause in
an artificial pond where lilypods -four
ished and bull frogs sang to the depart
ing day.
A wee Whit of breeze, born of two
cloudlets, came whispering down to the
whitening leaves of great oak and play
fully pushed an acorn from its STEM The
hard brown nut fell to the ground with
thud that caused slight start to agitate
a wistful girl who sat gazing at the pond,
the stream, the flowers and the sky with
out seeing any of them. There was
look of waiting in her eyes and flutter-
ing of expectancy and dread at her heart
Every rustic in the dying grass recalled
her absent spirit to the trysting place
Then she searched the grove with her
love-lit eyes and sighed to see not what
she sought.
y
1t was evening sure enough when the
young man came. The sun had blinked
farewell peek-a-boo at his friends by
the stream in the grove, and the chill of
an autumn night came bristling up from
the ground.
"AlbertW exclaimed the young girl,
rising impulsiyely. He stopped in his
slow walk while yet several feet distant
and cast his eyes down.
"Well, Hildreth," ne said quietly.
"You have seen him?p
81 have, Hildreth."
"And he refused ?"
A shudder and silent bowling of the
head was the young mans answer.
"Why, Why moaned Hildreth, ''why
did he refuseg What did he say?"
"He said," answered Albert, raising his
head for the first time, "that was not
only poverty stricken schoolmaster, but
the teacher of a public school under a
system he despises, and that had taken
an ungrateful advantage OF the dignity
of my station to presume to love his
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-04-13
Loves springtime. .

AL things are here to make the season sweet !;
The rush of pure, keen air through pale,
clear skies,
The scent of shower-soaked earth beneath
our feet,
Where frail green shafts from winter sleep
arise;
And shall your heart not waken, nor your
eyes
Look into mine, and grant what mine entreat?
What more can love desire than to belong
To this first hour when family flushing
spring,
Born but to-day, is yet so fair and strong
That she can set life's pulses quickening?
And shall your soul not listen while sing,
Learning loves springtime lesson from my
song2 London World.
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II Fl z.
Lambertville Record.
.Lamberton, Hunterdon, N. ].
THROUGH THE MIST.
q BY Isabelle HoTcHkIss.

o. BY ISABELLE HOTCHKISS.
What is life2 A little grief,
A little joy, little pain,
A smile, sigh, a sweet refrain,
A flower, a sadly withered leaf
And then-what them
What avails thislittle stay
Amid the toll, amid the strife,
Amid the busy walks of life,
This working on from day to day
And then-what them
What is life? A twice-told tale,
An hour of joy, year of pain,
A bitter loss, a little gain,
With none to care if we should fail,
And then-what then?
A little climbing up the height,
A little gazing at the skies
With smiling and with fearful eyes,
Until the beauty fades from sight,
And then-what then?
A little sunlight thro' the mist,
A friend to love perhaps, a day
Of hope, so soon to pass away,
An angels yoice-Oh, list, oh, list
And then-what then?
What is life? A little space
In which to work, in which to wait
The will of some remorseless fate,
Another boundary line to trace,
And then-what then?
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to assure you that my return to this
house was wholly unintentional"
"Humph, suppose so. Now, sir,
have been talking with Hildreth. | am
afraid you have influenced the silly child
into thinking great deal too much of
you, great deal more than you are
worth, sir"
81 do believe, Mr.. de Grote, that Hill
dreth loves me, " responded Albert simply.
"Oh, you do. Humphl Well, sir, /
am inclined to think she does. But"
and papa grew exasperated; "why, in
master and a public schoolmaster at
that? Why aren't you private teacher
with decent system at least 2"
My education seemed to adapt me
best to teaching, Mr. de Grote, and as for
the public school system, it is not so bad
that men of sense cannot improve it."
Just so, just SO; | wonder you didn't
say that this afternoon. Mr.. Morton, sir,
| am-er-not inclined to be tyrannical
with my daughter, and though l cannot
wholly-er- admire her choice, --er-
Mr.. Morton, was just about to refresh
myself with some Burgundy. Will you
join me?"
Albert had all this time been REFRESHING
a series of shivers. He said:
Yes, Mr.. de Grote, l shall be pleased
to-. My involuntary bath has thoroughly
chilled me-.
Papa looked squarely at the young man
minute and INQUIRED;
perhaps you'd like something hot"
II should, indeed"
Nv hiskey toddyg"
If you please"
A ring at a bell brought servant and
hot water and black bottle. Meanwhile,
the two men stood silent. After they had
refreshed themselves papa continued:
"Mr. Morton, must say l rather like
your frankness. Err" and then papa
went to the window, thrust his hands
into his trousers pockets and stared at
the dim figures of the trees on the lawn.
He saw them solemnly bowling to one
another as the night breeze whirled along,
and he wondered if they would keep up
the ceremony all night and be lust as far
apart in the morning. Albert saw that
there was good reason to hope. and dry
clothes, the genial beverage and buoy
ant heart cheered him. But he kept dis
creetly silent. When papa had concluded
that the trees were not of progressive
order of beings, he turned about and be-
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FLOWERS AND DOLLARS.
Blooms that Sell In New York as If The
Petals We're Gold Leaf.

Blooms that Sell in New York as If Their
Petals We're Gold Leaf.
One pleasing custom this year, especially
for the dealers and those who receive them,
is that of sending choice cut flowers in taste
full baskets of novel design. The flowers are
sent loose SO that they may be arranged at
pleasure. The designs of the baskets are
fanciful and picturesque. One florist in
Broadway has filled his window with pretty
French baskets that are to be used in carry
ing flowers to church. A ribbon is wound
around the side and carried over the handle
into bow. Another notion is the lily bas-
ket, which is shaped like a lily with large
leaf, painted white and dotted with gilt
The manufacturers of willow and wire ware
have been busy for the last few weeks bring
ing out new designs in these goods which are
now making their appearance. An aesthetic
collection that ''clings to the lily'' basket is
that made up of forget-me-nots, pansies and
lilies-of-the-yalley. This costs from So to $40
according to the choice of flowers. Hydran-
geas led the list yesterday in point of popu-
larity, large variety being offered every
where. One florist in Fifth avenue sold
pair yesterday with four flowers ON each as
large as mans head and ten buds, for SIS
pair.
The prices for hydrangeas range from 81 to
$40, the colored ones being the most expen-
sive Lilies are next in popular esteem and
their prices are moderate. The Ascension
lily is worth from 81 to So dozen. The
callas and Easter lilies are in great demand
they can be bought for 90 and rs cents each.
Internationally sell for 80 dozen sprigs.
The roses are popular and some new species
are being offered. The new rose, "Her
Majesty" a handsome pink flower, can be
bought for 81 each. Then there is the Bar
oness de Rothsohild," with fine foliage long
stem, that brings 81 each. The Magma Char
ter is worth 80 q dozen. The Puritan is
also. popular. The hybrid rose can be bought
for so dozen. Jacqueminot and La France
roses are worth SO a dozen, and Marechal
Mel and Nephetos little less. Perle roses
are worth 50 dozen. The "Pa Pa Coulter
new rose, is worth 81 apiece, and the
Victor Verdier" the same. There is a great
demand for violets and one Broadway firm
has added 10000 to its already large stock
The demand for such decorations as snow
drops, tulips, laurel ivy, MOSES and smilax
is great. York Tribune.
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ment to the rules, and that is the limiting
the pitcher not only to single forward
step in the immediate act of delivering
the ball to the bat, but to a clearly-defned
limit in regard to his method of throwing
to base to catch base-runners mapping off
their bases. Under last years rules the
pitcher could take any steps he chose to
make within the seven feet by four space
of his position Moreover, he could in
dulge in several effectual feints to throw
to base without infringing the balk rule,
and the result of this latitude in delivery
was not only high degree of speed in
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THE ORCHID CRAZE.
Flowers that Simulate Reptiles, Insects
and Animals in Shape.


The orchid craze is one of the most ex-
pensive hobbies woman can have. Once
in England rich but ''low-born' woman
got herself into royal society by cultivating
orchids and making collection that was
the talksof England and won the smart
owner visit from the. Queen. Orchids are
air plants and grow up in the air fastened on
the trunks of trees. They sometimes droop
down eight or ten feet and bloom profusely,
sometimes having as many as 300 blossoms
on single plant. They come from all lati-
tudes, will grow under all climatic conditions,
and are as facinatingly curious as monkeys.
They resemble in appearance reptiles, In
sects, animals, and there is one that looks
the picture of white-robed nun. They are
enormously expensive. A plant may cost
hundreds of dollars. The richest colors
known are displayed by orchids. They stay
in bloom long time, and an orchid has
been known to retain its flowers in full
bloom for five consecutive months.-Phita-
deLphia Press.
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PRESENTS FOR THE POPE.
Royal Gifts In Honor of the Jubilee Year
of His Priesthood.

OF HIS Priesthood.
The offerings which the Pope will receive
on the occasion Of his sacredotal Jubilee will
be of the most varied and costly kind, and
from all lands. The Sultan has already for
warded by the Armenian patriarch, Peter
Antony x, his superb gift OF ring in bril-
liants, estimated at a value of over "a ,000
The Empress of China and the Queen Re-
gent of Spain will also send presents of a
splendid character The Emperor William
is having piece of rich jewelry made at
Berlin for a like purpose. II has already
been stated that Queen Victoria's gift win
take the form Of sumptuously bound copy
of the ''Vulgate."
President Grevy, notwithstanding his re-
cent offering, will, according to the semi-oifi-
cial French papers, send another splendid
Sevres vase and inkstand. At quite another
end of the world and Of the social scale, Pa
DIRE Antonio Riccardi, one of Dom Boscos
missionaries in Patagonia, writes from Car
men that the various Indian tribes Of the Bio
Negro are engaged in preparing several OBJ
jects of native make and use as their offering
to the sovereign pontiff, and these curl
Gus articles are destined to figure in the
forthcoming Vatican exhibition side by side
with the princely gifts Of Eastern and West
ern potentates. London Tablet.
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Hidden Purpose.

Beneath the petals Of the rose
A thousand dewy breaths repose;
Whose sweetest fragrance, too, is born,
Where grows the ever present thorn.
And SO our lives, though oft and keen
The thorns may press the bloom between,
May yield to earth power sweet,
And make Gods purpose moro complete.
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to throw or pitch the ball to the bat he
must hold the ball so that the umpire can
see it. 1t will be readily seen, under the
conditions now governing the delivery of
the ball to the bat, that the power to
pitch as swift ball as was possible under
the code of rules of 1886 has been greatly
reduced, while his opportunities for draw
ing base-runners, in regard to throwing
to bases, have also been largely decreased.
In fact, the amendments to the pitching
rules have been made in the interest of
the employment of more strategic skill
in the delivery than ever before, and with
a view to the doing away with the power
of pitchers to strike out batsmen by mere
speed, and the intimidation of the bats
man which results from wild and swift
delivery.
The accompanying cut shows the old
style of holding the ball when about to
deliver which is now prohibited
The extent to which professional base
ball playing has grown may be judged by
the fact that the present seasons profess
sional campaign win see the stock com
pany clubs of the National League, the
American Association, the International
League, the Southern League, the New
England League, the Eastern League, the
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Western League, the Northwestern
League, the Pacific Coast League, all
joined together under the governing in
fluence of the National Agreement. Be-
sides which there are the State Leagues
and District Base Ball Associations, the
whole comprising individual clubs which
each in some instances employ over
100000 in club capital.